New Research Questions the Reliability of Race as a Proxy for Genetic Ancestry
TL;DR
A large U.S. study shows that people's self-identified racial and ethnic categories do not accurately reflect their genetic ancestries, highlighting the complexity of genetic diversity and the limitations of using race and ethnicity as proxies in genetic research and personalized medicine.
- Race and genetics do not line up well, new study confirms Live Science
- Massive NIH study challenges use of race as a proxy for genetic ancestry in research statnews.com
- NIH Study Finds Self-Reported Race in US Often Misaligned with Genetic Ancestry geneonline.com
- US self-reported race and ethnicity are poor proxies of genetic ancestry, research suggests Medical Xpress
- Study Finds Wide Genetic Variation Among Individuals Sharing Self-Reported Racial or Ethnic Identity geneonline.com
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